Albany Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Albany Hospital is a public hospital in Western Australia. It reported 81 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 26 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 21 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 24 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 24 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 29 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 29 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 35 days | 90 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 54 days | 95 surgeries | 2.1% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 74 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 74 days | 81 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 74 days | 371 surgeries | 1.6% |
| Myringotomy | 91 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 91 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 96 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 96 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 101 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 124 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 139 days | 60 surgeries | 18.3% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 145 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 157 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | 161 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 168 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 172 days | 77 surgeries | 13.0% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 190 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 235 days | 659 surgeries | 7.0% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 327 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 349 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 362 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | 363 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 364 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 365 days | 76 surgeries | 48.7% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 376 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 389 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 23 days | 98% | 985 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 76 days | 70% | 1531 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 335 days | 71% | 969 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.